Cheap flights from Wellington to Christchurch from R746

The cheapest month to fly to Christchurch from Wellington is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around R1 623, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Christchurch in March, then you should wait until June to fly from Wellington, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R1 639.

Fly from Wellington to Christchurch for the best Wellington - Christchurch flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Christchurch from Wellington when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Christchurch for around R1 915 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Christchurch from Wellington for as low as R1 558 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Wellington to Christchurch flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Wellington and Christchurch have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 84 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air New Zealand have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Wellington and Christchurch is 26 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00, with 42% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of September 2026, there are 182 flights per week flying from Wellington to Christchurch. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.